Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Westmorland and Furness Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Waythrough
- Value
- £2,659,493
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 099197-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Sep 2026
- Published20 Oct 2026Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
This notice seeks to inform of the intention to award a contract for Addictions Services in the area of Westmorland and Furness. The contract notice advises of the procurement and intention to award the services using The Provider Selection Regime (2023). The intent is to award the contract to an existing provider of the current services following the requirements of Direct Award Process C. Additional information: The Award decision makers include the Director of Public Health for Westmorland and Furness Council in Consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member, in line with the Council's Contract Procedure Rules.
About the supplier
Waythrough: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01820492).